# Accident 19870704032349A: Piper PA28RT201T, Matagorda Islan, TX, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Matagorda Islan, TX
- Airport: Matagorda Island Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2272° N, 96.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matagorda Island, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2272&lon=-96.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8274U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 702 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VEERED TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. GEAR SHEARED OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A PIECE OF CONCRETE IN GRASS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA158), Jul 4, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8274U), Galveston, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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